Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240410 - schoolboard social suits
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . four Ontario school boards have sued the makers of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, for harms done to children. Unprecedented. =O webmeister Bud Read more at Reuters: Canadian school boards sue social media giants for over C$4 billion in damages. And, if you'd like to drill...
Apr 10, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240403 - xz Utils - disaster averted
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Microsoft developer accidentally discovered a backdoor in a Linux program that could've compromised millions of machines. =O webmeister Bud Read more at Ars Technica: What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world.
Apr 03, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240327 - Princess Peach-Showtime!
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud reviews Princess Peach: Showtime!, her first starring role since 2005. =) webmeister Bud Game details at Nintendo.
Mar 27, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240320 - BMW i5 Flow Nostokana
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BMW's third E Ink car in as many years pays tribute to the first art car painted by a woman: South Africa's Dr. Esther Mahlangu. =) webmeister Bud Read more about the: i5 Flow Nostokana, and its predecessors, the i Vision Dee and the iX Flow.
Mar 20, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240313 - fun with AI chatbots
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI chatbots are having a TIME right now. Here are some interesting stories about what they're coming up with. =) webmeister Bud Read more at Reuters: OpenAI says New York Times 'hacked' ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit. Also: buying a Chevy Tahoe for a dollar, one company's respons...
Mar 13, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240306 - LockBit kept data it promised to delete
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . surprise, surprise! Turns out ransomware operators DON'T delete your data if you pay them! So don't pay them. =/ webmeister Bud Read more at The Record: LockBit held victims' data even after receiving ransom payments to delete it. Also, here are more details about the other stories B...
Mar 06, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240228 - age verification for porn in Canada
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . age verification for porn in Canada could be a disaster. Meta, of all companies, might have the solution. =O webmeister Bud Read more: Trudeau jabs Poilievre over bill that could usher in digital ID for porn browsing.
Feb 28, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240221 - no more rice phone?
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . should you put your wet phone into a bag of rice? New advice from Apple suggests no. =O webmeister Bud Read more at Apple: If you see a liquid-detection alert on your iPhone.
Feb 21, 2024
An update on Dylan Willows
Feb 15, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240214 - Xbox sets the record straight
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . after unceasing rumours about Xbox games coming to PS5 & Switch, Xbox will set the record straight. =O webmeister Bud Read more at Mobilesyrup: Xbox to finally set the record straight on games coming to PlayStation, Nintendo on Feb. 15.
Feb 14, 2024